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Branyan, 30, has hit 93 career major league home runs with Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. Tampa Bay Rays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Devil Rays Agree To Terms With ColomeThe Tampa Bay Devil Rays have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Jesus Colome on a one-year, $815,000 major league contract, avoiding arbitration, it was announced today. Colome, 28, was 2-3 with a 4.57 ERA in 36 appearances with the Rays last season. He has pitched in 185 games for the Rays over all or parts of the last five seasons. Tampa Bay Rays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Dropping The Devil In Tampa?The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are considering a name change, the Tampa Tribune reported Friday. "When [new owner] Stu Sternberg came in, he said there was a need for dramatic change. One way for dramatic change is to change the name," team president Matt Silverman told the paper. Silverman said that one option is to remove the "Devil" from Devil Rays after meetings with focus groups revealed a negative association with the with word "devil," the Tribune reported. "When they liked something we did, they would refer to us as the Rays. If they were discussing a complaint or gripe, we were the Devil Rays," Silverman told the paper. Tampa Bay Rays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rays Jan 2006 Archive
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have agreed to terms with left-handed hitting infielder/outfielder Russell Branyan on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, it was announced today.